Studies conducted by the wedding site The Knot show that the average couple now spends more than $30,000 on their wedding day. For some couples, $30,000 isn’t a huge financial strain, but for most of us, this is an unrealistic amount to spend on a single day. While you should …

According to a recent survey by Bankrate, about 32 percent of Americans save 5 percent or less of their income and roughly 18 percent aren’t saving anything at all. That’s 50 percent of us saving little to nothing for emergencies, the future and retirement. The only way we can change …

Whenever the market endures a sustained dip, the news and pundits begin contemplating the likelihood of another recession. While a downturn in the market isn’t always indicative of a recession, we need to get used to the reality that we could see another recession within our lifetimes. Ideally, you should …

In the past decade, more companies have begun offering telecommuting options to their employees. The benefits of telecommuting are many. First it offers a great way for a business to deal with disasters—creating a virtual disaster plan that allows them to continue fulfilling client expectations even after a catastrophe. But …

No matter how much you love it when you first move in, there may come a time when you want to sell your house. Should you get to this point, there are some steps you can take to quickly make the house more appealing to buyers and get it off …

According to a 2014 report by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, 21.3 million people are spending more than the recommended 30 percent of income on rent. Twenty-six percent of these people are spending more than 50 percent of their income just to keep the rented roof over their heads. …